Anti aging facial exercises are designed to help strengthen and tone the muscles that lie beneath the skin in an effort help restore the face to a more youthful, tighter appearance. As the face and other muscles age, they lose definition and facial exercises help to prevent muscle loss.
To help restore youthful vitality to your face as well as your neck, try these active facial muscle exercises in front of a mirror. Like any exercise, they must be performed regularly to achieve results. The following exercises are from the Ageless website:
1. Sit upright, tilt your head back looking at the ceiling while keeping your lips closed and then start a chewing movement.
Repeat 20 times.
2. Sit upright, tilt your head back looking at the ceiling, while keeping your lips closed and relaxed.
Start puckering your lips together in a kiss and stretch the kiss, as if you were trying to kiss the ceiling.
Keep your lips puckered for 10 counts, then relax, bring your head back to its normal position and repeat 5 times.
3. Sit upright, tilt your head back looking at the ceiling, while keeping your lips closed and relaxed.
Open your lips and stick your tongue out as if you were trying to touch your chin with the tip of your tongue.
Keep your tongue out in this position for 10 counts, and then return your tongue and head to its normal position.
Other areas of your face can benefit from facial exercises as well.
To prevent droopy eyelids, try this exercise from Simply Anti Aging.
Curve your index fingers (first finger on each hand) and place them just under each eyebrow following the eyebrow shape.
Gently push up with your fingers, raising your brows slightly and hold in that position. Close your eyes without moving your fingers or eyebrows. Move the upper eyelid downwards over your eyes in small movements as slowly as you can.
You should feel a gentle stretch on the upper lids. When your eyelids are fully closed over your eye at full stretch – hold for a count of six. Count to three as you gently release the stretch and open the eye. Repeat three times.
To get rid of frown lines:
Curve your index fingers (first finger on each hand) and place them just under each eyebrow following the eyebrow shape.
Gently push up with your fingers, raising your brows slightly and hold in that position. Close your eyes without moving your fingers or eyebrows. Move the upper eyelid downwards over your eyes in small movements as slowly as you can.
You should feel a gentle stretch on the upper lids. When your eyelids are fully closed over your eye at full stretch – hold for a count of six. Count to three as you gently release the stretch and open the eye. Repeat three times.
To help restore youthful vitality to your face as well as your neck, try these active facial muscle exercises in front of a mirror. Like any exercise, they must be performed regularly to achieve results. The following exercises are from the Ageless website:
1. Sit upright, tilt your head back looking at the ceiling while keeping your lips closed and then start a chewing movement.
Repeat 20 times.
2. Sit upright, tilt your head back looking at the ceiling, while keeping your lips closed and relaxed.
Start puckering your lips together in a kiss and stretch the kiss, as if you were trying to kiss the ceiling.
Keep your lips puckered for 10 counts, then relax, bring your head back to its normal position and repeat 5 times.
3. Sit upright, tilt your head back looking at the ceiling, while keeping your lips closed and relaxed.
Open your lips and stick your tongue out as if you were trying to touch your chin with the tip of your tongue.
Keep your tongue out in this position for 10 counts, and then return your tongue and head to its normal position.
Other areas of your face can benefit from facial exercises as well.
To prevent droopy eyelids, try this exercise from Simply Anti Aging.
Curve your index fingers (first finger on each hand) and place them just under each eyebrow following the eyebrow shape.
Gently push up with your fingers, raising your brows slightly and hold in that position. Close your eyes without moving your fingers or eyebrows. Move the upper eyelid downwards over your eyes in small movements as slowly as you can.
You should feel a gentle stretch on the upper lids. When your eyelids are fully closed over your eye at full stretch – hold for a count of six. Count to three as you gently release the stretch and open the eye. Repeat three times.
To get rid of frown lines:
Curve your index fingers (first finger on each hand) and place them just under each eyebrow following the eyebrow shape.
Gently push up with your fingers, raising your brows slightly and hold in that position. Close your eyes without moving your fingers or eyebrows. Move the upper eyelid downwards over your eyes in small movements as slowly as you can.
You should feel a gentle stretch on the upper lids. When your eyelids are fully closed over your eye at full stretch – hold for a count of six. Count to three as you gently release the stretch and open the eye. Repeat three times.
